Brave New Waves
| Running time | 4 hrs., 6 hrs in the first year |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Home station | CBC Stereo/CBC Radio 2 |
| Hosted by | Augusta La Paix (1984–1985) Brent Bambury (1985–1995) Patti Schmidt (1995–2006) |
| Created by | Alan Conter and Augusta La Paix |
| Original release | February 6, 1984 – March 16, 2007 |
Brave New Waves was a Canadian radio program which aired on CBC Stereo, later known as CBC Radio 2, from 1984 to 2007. Airing overnight five nights a week, the show profiled alternative and indie music and culture, including film, comics, literature and art. The show was once described by longtime host Brent Bambury as "explaining fringe culture to a comfortable mainstream audience," and by his successor Patti Schmidt as "invented with an idea of what John Peel's show was, but without ever having heard it."